Streeter joins WSU Tri-Cities as director of marketing and communication

Leslie Streeter joined Washington State University Tri-Cities as director of marketing and communication May 9. In that role she will oversee the campus’ advertising, marketing, public relations, social media and website with a focus on growing enrollment.

Heyne brings a passion for sustainable aviation fuels and teaching to WSU Tri-Cities

Joshua Heyne joined Washington State University Tri-Cities April 25 as director of the Bioproducts Science and Engineering Laboratory, co-director of the Bioproducts Institute and associate professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

WSU Tri-Cities to honor more than 375 graduating students May 7

Washington State University Tri-Cities will honor more than 375 graduating students this year. The honorees include graduates from the fall 2021 and spring and summer 2022 terms. WSU Tri-Cities 2022 Commencement Ceremony is the first in-person commencement since 2019.

Learn about calculating radiation dose at a WSU Tri-Cities-hosted lecture

Washington State University Tri-Cities is pleased to present the Herbert M. Parker Foundation Lecture Series featuring Michael Stabin April 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. April 7 online at YouTube.com/wsutricities.

Washington River Protection Solutions funds cooperative internship program for WSU Tri-Cities students

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection, is donating $250,000 to WSU Tri-Cities to establish a unique internship cooperative employment program

Five leaders honored as 2022 WSU Tri-Cities Women of Distinction

Washington State University Tri-Cities recognized five female leaders as Women of Distinction for their contributions to the campus and Tri-Cities community as part of a month- long stories exhibition and March 9 inductee ceremony. The women honored exhibit exceptional leadership in their discipline or area of expertise, serve as role models and mentors to other women, advocate for positive social change and demonstrate a commitment to WSU Tri-Cities' mission.

Kadlec Foundation funds WSU endowment on memory of WSU nursing graduate

The Kadlec Foundation has recently approved the funding of an endowed scholarship to help support the nursing education of first-generation college students. The Yanely Mendoza Memorial Scholarship will be awarded each year to a nursing student pursuing their bachelor’s degree at Washington State University Tri-Cities. The endowment is in memory of Mendoza, who passed away suddenly in 2021 after completing her nursing degree the previous fall.

Feb 23: WSU Tri-Cities invites the public to hear the stories of Black community leaders

Washington State University Tri-Cities’ MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion and the Black Student Union invite the public to attend “Black Community Leaders Panel: SPEAK OUT!” This free event will be held at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Student Union Building, Room 120 on campus and on Zoom.

Feb. 22: LGBTQ+ and ally panelists will share their experiences at a WSU Tri-Cities event

Richland, Wash. – The Washington State University Tri-Cities MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion, in collaboration with Wavelengths Salon, will hold an LGBTQ+ Panel at 6 p.m. Feb. 22 in the East Auditorium on campus and via Zoom. The event will feature a panel of community members across the LGBTQ+ spectrum and allies who will share their experiences and answer questions from the audience. 

Feb. 15: WSU Tri-Cities celebrates Black History Month with a new monument dedicated to the first-black pioneers in Washington territory

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will celebrate Black History Month with the dedication of a new monument at 11 a.m. Feb. 15 on campus. The monument will commemorate George Bush, the first Black pioneer in Washington Territory, and his son William Owen Bush, who served in the first Washington State legislature.

Students find soil temperature affects wine taste with new cabernets

RICHLAND, Wash. — Sun exposure and soil temperature can affect the final flavor of wine. Students in WSU’s Viticulture & Enology program put this to the test by monitoring two cabernet sauvignon grape plots in the same vineyard with east and west facing slopes. The resulting wines will be bottled separately and will be available for purchase in spring 2022 through the WSU Wine Store. “They call the slope the pregnant lady, because the vines grow up and over a big hill,” said Madelyn Calderon, a 2020 graduate of the V&E program.

WSU Tri-Cities transfer student sets sights on law career following spinal cord injury